The Heavenly Clan Emperor's eyes widened in disbelief. He had sensed no attack from any divine ability or law; it had merely been a cold snort, yet it struck him as though he had suffered a devastating blow. What kind of terrifying existence was this?
One had to know that he was an Emperor. Not merely within the Heavenly Clan, but throughout the entire Myriad Realms, he stood among the very pinnacle, high above all others. Yet a single cold snort had gravely wounded him. Such a person simply should not exist.
There were only so many Emperors in the Myriad Realms. Though their numbers were not small, compared to the first and second War Against the Heavens, their overall quality was far inferior.
Back then, not only were there many Emperors, but they were also far stronger. Those at the Seventh Stage and Eighth Stage were by no means rare.
That was when the Myriad Realms had been able to fight the Heavenly Clan to a standstill. Now, although there were still quite a few Emperors, they had all only recently attained the Dao, within the last several tens of thousands of years. Most were merely at the Second Stage or Third Stage, utterly incomparable to the past.
Within the Myriad Realms, there could not possibly be an existence capable of gravely wounding him so effortlessly!
Yue Ya'er, standing before him, was also somewhat stunned. She had already prepared herself to endure this Heavenly Clan Emperor's heavy strike, but who would have thought that he would suddenly stagger about on his own before stumbling and falling?
She immediately found it impossible to understand. This Heavenly Clan Emperor was very powerful. Even after she passed through her weakest state, she likely would not be his match and could only rely